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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy small long brooch dating to the fifth or sixth centuries AD. The head plate is sub rectangular with a central slightly raised square panel. There are two perforations on the head plate, one in each top corner. The head plate extends to an arched bow which is D shaped in section. The leg is plain and rectangular and terminates in two horizontal ribbed panels. The foot is missing. On the underside of the head plate is a semi-circular lug with perforation. The lug is surrounded by iron corrosion. The catchplate is rectangular. The brooch measures 48mm in length, the head plate has a width of 21mm, the bow has a width of 8mm. | Subjects: | small long | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Walton, Phillippa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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